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Celebrating Earth Day 2025
Our Power, Our Planet Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970, and it turns 55 on 22 April 2025. This anniversary will be celebrated by...
Apr 18
Al-Mizan, spreading the word
Al-Mizan: Covenant for the Earth, is now available in eight languages. English, French, Arabic, Turkish, Bahasa Indonesia, Urdu and Swahili.
Jan 29
Women, Faith and Climate Network launched
A new multi-faith, women-led network of faith leaders to combat climate change was launched on 24 October in Frascati, Italy. The Women,...
Nov 27, 2024
Multifaith Triple COP Call to Action launched
UNEP recently announced the launch of an exciting new initiative, the 2024 Multifaith Triple COP Call to Action.
Oct 2, 2024
Launch of Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth
The highly anticipated launch of 'Al-Mizan: A Covenant for the Earth' took place this week during the sixth UN Environment Assembly...
Feb 29, 2024
Faiths speak out at COP28
November Faith Plans newsletter The headline in the November edition of the Faith Plans newsletter focused on preparations for COP28,...
Nov 30, 2023
Success for Faith Plans in four countries in Africa
Today, 28 September 2023, eight faith-based organisations in four African countries met online to outline on their success in using the...
Sep 27, 2023
Interfaith Pavilion announced for COP28
For the first time ever, faith-based organisations (FBOs) and religious leaders will have an official Pavilion at this year's UN...
Jun 26, 2023
Church of England divests from Fossil Fuels
On 22 June 2023, the Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board each announced they will independently disinvest from...
Jun 22, 2023
A postcard from the 2023 Mariapolis gathering in Stockholm
Last weekend, Catherine Devitt of FaithInvest had the pleasure of joining Faith Plans partner, the Focolare Movement, at their...
May 23, 2023
Faith and ecology the focus of 2023 Mariapolis gathering in Stockholm
Each year, Faith Plans partner the Focolare Movement holds a residential gathering of members to focus on a different theme which...
May 10, 2023
Anticipating Al-Mizan: A covenant for the Earth
A faith-based call to action for the global Muslim community We are eagerly anticipating the publication of Al-Mizan: A covenant for the...
May 4, 2023
New guide to 'decarbonising' places of worship
Reducing the carbon footprint of places of worship We are all conscious of the need to reduce our carbon footprint, not only in our homes...
May 2, 2023
Celebrating Earth Day 2023
What if every day was an Earth Day? Earth Day 2023 is coming up soon, falling on Saturday April 23 this year. The theme is ‘Invest in our...
Apr 13, 2023
How to align your values through faith-consistent investing
Faith-consistent investing and smaller organisations No act of faith is ever too small to make a difference. This is true even when...
Apr 3, 2023
The Letter takes Ireland by storm!
The Letter, the feature-length environmental film about the Pope and climate activists, has taken Ireland by storm following its...
Dec 13, 2022
First-ever comprehensive tree growing guide for faith communities
Our friends at Trillion Trees, UNEP's Faith for Earth Initiataive and WWF's Beliefs and Values Programme have published the first...
Dec 8, 2022
World Council of Churches calls for climate-responsible finance
New finance campaign launched in May 2022 by the WCC jointly with the Muslim Council of Elders and the New York Board of Rabbis in...
Sep 7, 2022
'Even if I knew that I would die tomorrow, I would still plant an apple tree today.'
- Rabbi Hillel
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